Practice Nurse

• Cervical screening: Undertaking smear appointments and ensuring appropriate documentation and follow-up.
• Wound care: Assessing and managing wounds, dressings and compression therapy within your competence.
• Immunisations and vaccinations: Delivering vaccination programmes in line with current guidance and appropriate authorisation.
• Long-term condition management: Supporting reviews for conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension, according to your training and experience.
• Health promotion: Providing lifestyle advice, preventative care and patient education.
• Clinical governance: Maintaining accurate records, following practice protocols and contributing to audits, infection prevention and patient safety.

• Cervical screening: Undertaking smear appointments and ensuring appropriate documentation and follow-up.
• Wound care: Assessing and managing wounds, dressings and compression therapy within your competence.
• Immunisations and vaccinations: Delivering vaccination programmes in line with current guidance and appropriate authorisation.
• Long-term condition management: Supporting reviews for conditions such as diabetes, asthma, COPD and hypertension, according to your training and experience.
• Health promotion: Providing lifestyle advice, preventative care and patient education.
• Clinical governance: Maintaining accurate records, following practice protocols and contributing to audits, infection prevention and patient safety.

Essential

• Current NMC registration as a Registered Nurse.
• Experience in general practice or primary care nursing.
• Clinical competence in relevant practice nursing procedures, particularly cervical screening, wound care, compression therapy and immunisations.
• Good understanding of infection prevention and control, medicines management and clinical documentation.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• A compassionate, professional approach and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• Good understanding of CQC requirements and standards

Desirable

• Relevant qualifications in long-term condition management.
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement.
• Independent or supplementary prescribing qualification.
• Confident use of SystmOne clinical system
• Prescribing Qualification